FULL BLAST PRE-INTERMEDIATE A2 AMERICAN – GRAMMAR TESTS – FINAL TEST (Units 1-25)

FINAL GRAMMAR TEST – Units 1-25

A. Complete the text with the Present Simple, Present Progressive, Past Simple or Past
Progressive of the verbs in parentheses.

My cousin is a student at Yale University. She (1) (study)

Geography and she (2) (want) to become a Geography teacher.
She also (3) (love) sports. She is on the school’s hockey team and
last month her team (4) (travel) to New York City to play against
other universities. They won every game but while they (5)
(play) in the last game, she (6) (fall) and (7)
(break) her leg. She (8) (not take part) in any hockey competitions
at the moment, but she has lots of time to study because she is in bed all day. She always
(9) (wake up) early in the morning to study.

score 9

B. Complete with the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or the Present Perfect
Progressive of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Debbie (sleep) all morning. Someone needs to wake her up.

2. My brother already (finish) reading
that book you (give) him last night.
3. How you (sprain) your ankle?
4. Gary usually lifts weights every day, but he (not / be) to the gym
for over a week now.
5. The fire (destroy) three buildings since it
(break) out.
6. Mom, you (clean) the house all afternoon. Why don’t you sit
down for a while and watch this TV show with me?

score 8

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C. Join the sentences using who, which, that, whose or where. If they can be omitted, put
them in parentheses.

1. The woman is Jason’s sister. I met her last night at the theater.

2. The parade will take place next weekend. It is shown on TV every year.

3. This is the park. All my friends go there.

4. He is the new sailing instructor. His boat sank last week.

5. The athlete is from Kenya. He won a gold medal in the long jump.

score 10

D. Expand the notes into sentences. Use the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Simple.

1. What / time / you / return / home / last / night / ?

2. The ambulance / not arrive / by / 7 o’clock /.

3. By the time / Julie / wake up / her husband / leave / for / work /.

4. When / teacher / ask / question / all the students / raise / their hands /.

5. The rain / stop / before / the game / start /.

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E. Choose a, b or c.

1. Wayne and Roger learned to speak Spanish by .

a. himself b. themselves c. ourselves

2. I invited all my classmates to the party, but of them came.

a. both b. all c. none

3. I put a lot on your plate, but you eat all of it.

a. don’t have to b. mustn’t c. couldn’t

4. The horse was coming me, but I didn’t have time to take a picture.

a. towards b. along c. in front of

5. Maya was trying to make a sandwich when she cut with the knife.

a. her b. herself c. itself

6. my parents work long hours.

a. Both b. Neither c. None

7. The movies near my house closed last week so we go there anymore.

a. couldn’t b. weren’t able to c. won’t be able to

8. There was a woman who looked just like Julia Roberts sitting from me on the bus.

a. between b. across c. next

9. Let’s invite Mr. Thompson, ?

a. do we b. will we c. shall we

10. Peter is very popular. likes him.

a. Anybody b. Everybody c. Somebody

11. Tom often goes hang-gliding, ?

a. is he b. doesn’t he c. does he

12. A: I saw the burglar running out of the house.

B:

a. Neither did I. b. I was too. c. So did I.

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F. Choose a, b or c.

Last Monday, a jewelry store in my neighborhood (1) . This store (2) since I
was a young girl so I was really upset when I (3) what had happened. Luckily not much
jewelry (4) and no one (5) . Every night the jewelry (6) in a safe place
so that it can’t be found. Unfortunately, the three robbers still (7) . The store
(8) until the police finish investigating the crime.

1. a. is robbed b. was robbed c. robbed

2. a. was open b. has been open c. was opened
3. a. heard b. was heard c. been heard
4. a. stole b. is stolen c. was stolen
5. a. hurt b. was hurt c. had hurt
6. a. was stored b. is stored c. are stored
7. a. are not caught b. haven’t caught c. haven’t been caught
8. a. will be closed b. been closed c. will close
score 8

G. Circle the correct words.

1. If you can, try to come more early / earlier so that you can help me get ready for the party.
2. Last summer, we spent our vacation by the / - Lake Michigan.
3. You needn’t / mustn’t bring your jacket. It’s really warm outside.
4. What did you buy / bought when you went shopping yesterday?
5. The service at the hotel was such / so good that all the customers were satisfied.
6. When they travel, they always stay at - / the Hilton.
7. Who baked / did you bake this delicious cake?
8. This has been the happiest / happier day of my life.
9. My cell phone is anywhere / somewhere in the living room. Can you go and look for it?
10. Bungee jumping was such / so an amazing experience that I want to do it again soon.
11. You’ve been working since this morning. You can / must be exhausted.
12. Eric didn’t use to / used to work out every day, but now he goes to the gym every day.
13. Henry doesn’t drive as good / well as Tony.
14. Rome is the more / most impressive city of all.
15. Peter use / used to be in the basketball team when he was younger.

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H. Complete with the bare/full infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I would love (learn) how to play water polo.

2. Should we (go) scuba-diving or do you want
(sit) on the beach?
3. Danny stopped (make) fun of his sister when she started
(cry).
4. My dad decided (get) a second job so he can make more
money.
5. Did you remember (turn) off the oven before we left the
house?
6. My aunt Sally let my cousin Jenny (invite) all her friends to
the house.
score 8

I. Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.

1. “I’m going to meet Diane on Saturday,” said Mary.

2. “Will we go to the movies?” Robert asked Dennis.

3. Yvonne said, “Susan can’t come to work tomorrow.”

4. “I may catch the bus home,” said Sam.

5. “Where are you going?” he asked.

6. Mr. Belinger said, “‘Sit down!”

score 12

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J. Complete with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.

1. We’ll go camping tomorrow unless it (rain).

2. As soon as I finish with my work, I (help) you with your
homework.
3. If I were you, I (not / buy) that dress.
4. Jessica wishes she (dance) as well as Monica.
5. Before Mark (leave), I’ll tell him what happened.
6. If I (have) enough time, I would come to the movies with you.
7. If you (feel) sick, you should stay in bed.
8. I wish I (not / have) to wake up so early every morning.

score 8

TOTAL SCORE 100

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